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100 changes: 100 additions & 0 deletions examples/in_process/main.go
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package main

import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"time"

"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/client"
"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/mcp"
"github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go/server"
)

// handleDummyTool is a simple tool that returns "foo bar"
func handleDummyTool(
ctx context.Context,
request mcp.CallToolRequest,
) (*mcp.CallToolResult, error) {
return mcp.NewToolResultText("foo bar"), nil
}

func NewMCPServer() *server.MCPServer {
mcpServer := server.NewMCPServer(
"example-server",
"1.0.0",
server.WithResourceCapabilities(true, true),
server.WithPromptCapabilities(true),
server.WithToolCapabilities(true),
)
mcpServer.AddTool(mcp.NewTool("dummy_tool",
mcp.WithDescription("A dummy tool that returns foo bar"),
), handleDummyTool)

return mcpServer
}

type MCPClient struct {
client *client.Client
serverInfo *mcp.InitializeResult
}

// NewMCPClient creates a new MCP client with an in-process MCP server.
func NewMCPClient(ctx context.Context) (*MCPClient, error) {
srv := NewMCPServer()
client, err := client.NewInProcessClient(srv)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create in-process client: %w", err)
}

// Start the client with timeout context
ctxWithTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()

if err := client.Start(ctxWithTimeout); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to start client: %w", err)
}

// Initialize the client
initRequest := mcp.InitializeRequest{}
initRequest.Params.ProtocolVersion = mcp.LATEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION
initRequest.Params.ClientInfo = mcp.Implementation{
Name: "Example MCP Client",
Version: "1.0.0",
}
initRequest.Params.Capabilities = mcp.ClientCapabilities{}

serverInfo, err := client.Initialize(ctx, initRequest)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize MCP client: %w", err)
}

return &MCPClient{
client: client,
serverInfo: serverInfo,
}, nil
}

func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
client, err := NewMCPClient(ctx)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create MCP client: %v", err)
}

toolsRequest := mcp.ListToolsRequest{}
toolsResult, err := client.client.ListTools(ctx, toolsRequest)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to list tools: %v", err)
}
fmt.Println(toolsResult.Tools)

request := mcp.CallToolRequest{}
request.Params.Name = "dummy_tool"

result, err := client.client.CallTool(ctx, request)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to call tool: %v", err)
}
fmt.Println(result.Content)
}